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Party conference quiz: From bananas to Boris

Party conference season is upon us as the Conservatives, Liberal Democrats and Labour take turns in setting out their visions for the future of the country.

But do you know your political history? Do you know what Iain Duncan Smith called himself in 2003 or which beach Neil Kinnock slipped-up on?

Here is our party conference quiz:

1. David Miliband will always be remembered for the picture of him awkwardly holding a banana during Labour's 2008 conference. But what reason did he give for holding the fruit?

People were given free bananas at the Conservative party conference in 2008. Credit: Chris Radburn/PA Archive

A. It was his breakfast.

B. He was protesting against EU regulations on bananas.

C. It was thrown at him by someone outside the conference hall.

2. The Conservative party conference gave a 16-year-old William Hague a standing ovation after his speech in Blackpool. Tory leader Margaret Thatcher was among those cheering the teenager, but in which year?

The 16-year-old who would go on to become the Conservative leader. Credit: PA

A. 1977.

B. 1979.

C. 1981.

3. Iain Duncan Smith tried to rouse his Conservative colleagues during a party conference speech in 2003. The former Tory leader did this by describing himself as what?

6. During the 2009 Conservative party conference, London Mayor Boris Johnson was asked about his and David Cameron's "privileged backgrounds" in an interview. He hit back at the journalist, saying: "Why don't you get a proper job?"